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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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